Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Volkswagen’s CEO Is Stepping Down 1st Gear: Tesla Is Hurting In Korea Tesla managed to sell just one … Read more
As much as Kia wants you to think its Carnival is a genre-bending vehicle, marketing it as an MPV with SUV styling and the space of a van, at the end of the day it’s really just a minivan. But we love minivans, and in my opinion the Carnival is the best you can buy … Read more
Photo: Ford They don’t build cars like they used to. It’s true. They’re safer, more fuel efficient and more reliable than ever before. These days, most cars are just getting started when they cross the 100,000-mile mark. They may require quite a few repairs to keep going after that point, but the days of cars … Read more
Note the wild rear wing on the GasGas KTM RC16Photo: Hazrin Yeob Men Shah/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) MotoGP preseason testing is currently underway at Sepang International Circuit. The teams have rolled out motorcycles featuring aerodynamic upgrades that look close to cartoonish out on track. While the focus on aero development over recent years has created … Read more
We’re about to get behind the wheel of the all-new and not-all-Honda 2024 Honda Prologue. Like everything else these days, it’s a compact-to-midsize electric crossover, but it really isn’t quite that simple. You see, the Prologue is Honda’s first dedicated electric vehicle, and as its name suggests, it is sort of a precursor to Honda … Read more
Photo: SAIC-GM-Wuling The good EVs haven’t made it to America yet and it’s likely that they won’t. The best ones seem to be available mostly overseas where people have many more affordable options, like those in this collection of EVs we can’t buy in the U.S. By now, you’ll have seen reports that EV sales … Read more
There is something of a debate to be had as to whether YouTube has been a net positive or negative for the automotive community. So many backyard mechanics, myself included, have taken a class or two at YouTube University. There’s some evil at play here, though, as these big budget builds and massive collections of … Read more
Honda is finally one step closing in bringing its newest EV, the Prologue, to market. Now we finally have a full breakdown of its pricing. Including a $1,395 destination charge, the 2024 Honda Prologue will start at $48,795. The 2024 Honda Prologue Is Honda’s First Electric SUV This price is unique for a couple of … Read more
Photo: Carsfera / Wikimedia Commons Toyota has expanded its certified pre-owned program requirements to include vehicles that are up to 10 model years old and have up to 125,000 miles. The newly-introduced Silver Certification level will include significantly reduced warranties compared to the reassurances granted to cars eligible for the already-established certified pre-owned level, Motor … Read more
Image: Bring A Trailer Bring A Trailer took the automotive world by storm the last five years. The automotive auction site became the place to be to buy things that were rare and unique. But then things just started to get out of hand when people with more money than sense started paying stupid prices … Read more
